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J. MONROE.

VelOcipede.

Patented Feb. 9,v 1869;

JOSHUA MONROE, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.-

LettersPatent No. 86,856, dated February 9, 1869.

IMPRQVEMENT VELOZCIPEDESM The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingawhich are made a part of this specification. p 1

- The subject of this invention is a velocipede, in which the 'following'usefiil features of novelty are embodied,

TED-Wit:

The saddle o'r seat for the person-propelling the instrument may be shifted in a forward or backward direction, and held in any desired position to adapt the distance between the propelling-cranks and seat-to the length of the limbs of-such person; a seat is provided for a person or persons,'who may ride at ease and without exertion; the'last-mentioned seat is provided with springs, to conduce to the comfort of the occupant; the

' vertical spindle of the propelling-wheel has an elastic bearing above said wheel, whereby the latter is allowed to. yield in. overriding obstacles; a rock-lever, operated jhy' the hands, is employed, to propel, or assist in progf pelling, as-well as to guide the velocipede; pins pro- "ject-ing from the bearing-frame of the propelling wheel serve as foot-rests, to be nsed when" the propelling is 'eii'ected by the hands alone and stirrups, to he strapped to the feet, enable theJlatter to be effectively applied tothearms of the propelling=wheels.'

I Figure l is a sectional side elevation of a velocipede,

illustrating my invention.

' Figure 2 is a frontelevation of 'the front of the same.

jlars for the upright spindle B of the propelling-wheel C.

The rear end of the reach is secured to a bolster, and

" forms, in conjunction with the latter,a base or support for the seat E, which surmounts a two-wheeled axle,

. F, so that a person, occupying said seat E, may ride without taking part in the propelling-operation.

. Springs G are suitably retained between the axle .and bolster, and permit the seat 'to yield, in order that the occupant may not be subjected to undue shocks.

The saddle'or seat H, for'the one who propels, is

adjustable longitudinally upon the reach, so as tome cupy a position nearer to or further from the points where the feet are applied to the propelling-mechanism, and thus adapt the velocipede to the length of the limbs of the person performing the propelling-operation.

For the last-mentioned purpose, the reach may be slotted, as at h, to receive and permit the backwardan'd for ward motion of the bolt-which attaches seat H to the-reach.

Ihe driving-wheel G has its hearings 'in the bent Figures-3 and 4. are viewsof the attachmentslfor twolimbed bar I, which depends rigidly from the spin- I dle B.-

Pinion-wheels m mare made fast to the outer extremities of the journals of wheel G, and with these pinions mesh cog-wheels m m, whose j )urnals'project outward and horizontally from diametrically-opposite points of the bearing bar I.'-

Elongated wrist-pins projectfrom'the cog-wheels m m, and are loosely encircled by the tubes or sleevesn-n, to which the feet are applied to propel the velocipede. v

. Pins 0 o, projecting outward from bar I, serve as toot-rests. p

To enable the feet of the persousitting upon the seat. 1-! to be more effectively applied to and kept upon the sleeves n, of the propelling-arms or wrist-pins, I. proride for the" feet semi-tubular attachments J, figs. 3' and 4,' which are to be strapped upon the feet, and which are adapted to rest upon and partially embrace the tubes n n, so as to keep 'the feet steadily in position thereon.

1T0 the'wrist-pins are attached pitman-rods L IL,

which are pivoted at their upper ends to the arms of ajl'ock-lever or handle, M, which has pivotal attachment, at m mi,,to arms projecting rigidly from a fixed collar, N, upon the spindle B. A spiral spring, Bench-cling the spindle B, and situated between collar N and lug a, permits the drivingwheel and spindle to yield in an upward direction, so as-to avoid hard shocks in passing over prominences and obstacles.-

- A shoulder, b, is formed on the spindle above the In a; It will'be observed that the driving-wheel C may be turned, and the velocipede propelled by'the feet, as

applied tothe arms at n, or by'the hands, as applied to the rock-lever also, that the hands and feet may be brought into requisition simultaneously, as well as separately, both indriving and guiding.

' Having thus described my invention,

3 What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The stceringand propelling-lever M, in combination with pitman-rods L, gearedw'heels m m, propelling-wheel O, perch A, and wheels G, substantially as and for the purpose described.

= 2. The arrangement with the above of the spring I,

applied and operating as described. 3. The combination of the adjustable seat H and stationary seat E with perch A, substantially. as and for the purposedcscribe 4. The pins or arms 0 o, constituting stationaryfootrests,as explained.

5. Combination of slotted bracket a with perch A,

by meansof which the height of the perch can be ad justed' I J OSHUA MON ROE.

Witnesses PHIL. F. LARNER, Geo. W.- ROTHWELL. 

